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Genealogy Center

West Oaks Branch Library and Genealogy Center

1821 E. Silver Star Rd.,Ocoee, FL 34761

Contact us to ask questions,to request Library materials andto obtain Library information.

QuestLine: 407.835.7323

Website: ocls.info Sunday - 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.Friday & Saturday - 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.Monday toThursday - 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.

Welcome to the Genealogy Center

Things to Bring to Enhance Your Visit:

BackgroundThe core collection was a 1923 gift from Captain Charles Albertson. Capt. Albertson was an avid genealogist who donated many pre-1900 titles covering New England, New York and Pennsylvania. In 1929, the Library became the official repository of the Florida State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Through the years, the Genealogy Collection has grown to more than 35,000 books and bound periodicals. Additionally, there are over 15,000 microfiche and over 20,000 reels of microfilm, including the Federal census of 1930. The 1940 census is available online through our Ancestry Library Edition database. There are also 7 cabinets of Family and subject vertical file materials.

Our collection offers a variety of non-circulating, reference-only materials such as books, microfilm and microfiche.

Photocopiers, microfilm/fiche printers, and microfilm scanners are available. Many titles have mid-1800 imprints, so handle with care.

Groups are welcome. Advance notice is requested by calling 407.835.7323.

- Flash drive to save microfilm images.- Copy card to use the copy machines (may be purchased at the library for $1.00). - $1, $5, $10 bills to add funds to copy card.- Small portable scanners such as scanwands to make digital copies of print information.

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Selected Resources by Topic General Reference

Census

Military

Emigration-Immigration

The Northeast

The South

Florida

Midwest & West

Lineage Society References

Additional North American Resources

Online Resources

American Genealogical & Biographical Index (AGBI) – RG 929 The American Genealogist, Ancestry, National Gen. Society Quarterly & Prologue (Periodicals) - RG 929.050City Directories: Pre-1860 – fiche / 1890’s - filmFamily Histories (approximately 2000) - RG 929.2Heraldry & Coats of Arms - RG 929.6 Periodical Source Index (PERSI)Surname Dictionaries - RG 929.4

1890 Spec. Census of Union Veterans & Widows - film & indexes California 1852 Census - filmFederal Census & Slave Schedules (1790-1930) - filmEnumeration District Descriptions (1880-1930) - filmFlorida State Census (1885, 1935 & 1945) - filmMississippi Territory & State Census (1792-1866) - filmMortality schedules (1850-1880)Printed census indexes (1790-1870+)

Confederate Veterans Magazine - RG 973.7Pension Indexes - RG 351.54Roll of Honor (Civil War) - RG 353.0086Roster of Union & Confederate Soldiers - RG 973.7United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine - RG 973.7War of the Rebellion Records - RG 973.7 & film*Military Rosters - see individual states

FL Dept. of Military Affairs (Special Archives) - RG 975.9 FloFlorida Death, Divorce & Marriage Index: Death 1877-1997, Marriage & Divorce 1927-1997 - ficheFlorida Post Office Reports and Appointments - filmFlorida Voter’s Registration List - RG 975.9 FloOrange Co. Election Registrations & Returns (1887-1970) - filmOrlando Births and Deaths (1910-1922) - filmSanborn Fire Insurance Maps (various locations) - filmSoldiers Service Records (Indian, Civil & Spanish Wars) - filmState Census (1885, 1935 & 1945) – film *Index for 1885 onlyWPA Records of Spanish Land Grants in FL - RG 975.9 Uni

Coldham's Early Colonial Immigrant Series - RG 325.242 ColDobson's Scottish Settlers Series – RG 325.241 DobFamine Immigrants - RG 325.241 FamFilby's Passenger and Immigration Lists IndexGermans to America - RG 325.243 GerItalians to America - RG 325.245 ItaPassenger List Indexes: Baltimore 1820-1897; Boston 1848- 1891; Galveston 1869-1951; New Orleans before 1900, 1900- 1952; New York 1820-1846, 1897-1902; Phili. 1800-1906 - filmWuerttemberg Emigration Index - RG 325.243 Wue

Barbour Coll. (CT Vital Records to 1850) - RG 974.6 Bar & filmBoston Transcript (Genealogy newspaper column) - ficheColonial Records of New York - RG 974.7 NewDelaware Archives (part) - RG 975.1 DelEarly Connecticut Probate Records - RG 975.6 ManHistory of Pennsylvania Volunteers - RG 974.8 BatesMaryland Archives (part) - RG 975.2 MarMaryland Calendar of Wills - RG 975.2 MarMass. Indexes to Births, Marr. & Deaths (1841-1895) - ficheMass. Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolution – RG 974.4 MasMassachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - RG 974.4 Vit & ficheNEHGS Register (Periodical) - RG 974New England Marriages Prior to 1700 - RG 974 Tor & filmNew Hampshire Probate Records - RG 974.2 ProNew Jersey Archives (part) - RG 974.9 NewNew York Historical Society Collections - RG 974.7 NewNY Gen. & Biographical Record (Periodical) - RG 974.7 Pennsylvania Archives (part) - RG 974.8 Pen

1880 Census of West Virginia - RG 975.4 MarAcadian Descendants – RG 976.3 JehAlabama Indexes: Death 1917-1959; Marr. 1936-1969 - filmAlabama Records - RG 976.1 AlaCalendar of Virginia State Papers - RG 975.5 CalColonial Records of Georgia - RG 975.8 ColDraper Manuscripts (Southern States) – RG 973.3 Dra & filmGeorgia Death Index (1919-1993) - ficheLeon S. Hollingsworth Cards - filmMississippi Cemetery & Bible Records - RG 976.2 MisNorth Carolina Colonial & State Records - RG 975.6 NorNorth Carolina Troops in the Civil War - RG 975.6 NorPioneers of Wiregrass Georgia - RG 975.8 HuxRoster of Confederate Soldiers (Georgia) - RG 975.8 RosSanborn Fire Insurance Maps (various locations) - filmSistler's Tennessee Records Series - RG 976.8 SisSouth Louisiana Records - RG 976.3 HebSwem's Historical Index to Virginia Periodicals – RG 975.5 Swe

Illinois Pre-1901 Marriage Index - ficheIndiana Source Books - RG 977.2 IndMissouri Pioneers - RG 977.8 HodRoster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of Rebellion - RG 977.1 OhiTri-State Obituaries, 1964-1974 (IN, OH, MI) - RG 977 Tri

DAR Patriot Index, lineage books, magazine & GRC series 1 & 2Daughters of American Colonists lineage booksGrandparent Papers of Florida (DAR applications)Mayflower Families through Five Generations

The American Slave - RG 973.7 AmeCanadians 1600-1900 - RG 971Cherokee by Blood - RG 970.3 CheCherokee, Choctaw & Creek - filmEnrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes (Roll 1-Final Rolls & Index to the Final Rolls) - filmFederal Census Slave Schedules & Indexes (1850 & 1860) - filmFreedman's Bureau Signatures of Depositors (NC & GA) - film

Ancestry Library Edition – Accessible in library onlyHeritage Quest – Accessible from home and libraryGale Genealogy Connect – Accessible from home and the library.

These are only a few examples of the wide variety of genealogical content available. Check ocls.info for more!